Inuktut Glossary

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naagga
or
Naatchiruq.
finished (it is...)
nagruk
antler (caribou)
naitchuaq
short hand (clock)
Naitchuq.
short
Nakuaġigiga.
like it (I...)
Nakuaġigikpiñ.
I love you. / I like you.
Nakuaqsraqtuŋa
like something (I...)
Nakuuqpaktuq.
good (very...)
Nakuuruguk.
We (2) are fine.
Nakuurugut.
We (3+) are fine.
Nakuuruq.
It's O.K.
Nakuuruq.
fine (he/she/it is...)
Nakuuruŋa.
I'm fine.
Nakuuruŋa.
fine (I am...)
nakuułhaaqtuaq
best one (the...)
Nakuułhaaqtuq.
best (it is the...)
Naliġaktuq.
chooses; elects (he/she)
Naliġaŋnaqtuq.
chosen; elected (he/she is...)
Nallaqtuq.
lies down (she...)
nalliak
which one?
nalunaiḷutaq
signpost; sign
Naluruq.
unsure (he/she is feeling...)
naniq
lamp
nanmaun
knapsack
Nanniaqtuq.
polar bear hunting (he/she has gone...)
nannit
lights
nanuġaq
piece of a polar bear skin
nanuktaaġun
jam
Nanuktaaġutituġukpiñ?
jam (Do you want ... ?)
nanuq
polar bear
napaaqtuq
tree
napu
cross bar of sled
Naqitchuq.
low to the ground (it is..)
naqsraq
valley
Naqsraq,Anaqtuuvak
Anaktuvuk Pass
narraak
stomach
Narraanŋuruŋa.
stomach ache (I have a ...)
nasautaq
hat
nataaġnaq
Arctic flounder
Natchiqsuq.
caught a ringed seal (he/she...)
Natchisiuġiaqtuq.
seal hunting (he/she has gone...)
natiġvik
snow swiftly drifting along the ground
naulik
spear
naumi
no
naumi qanuq
I guess not
nauriaq
flower
nauriat
flowers
Nauruq.
grows (it...)
nautchiat
plants
nauyaq
seagull
nayak
younger sister of a male
Naŋiaġnaqtuq.
dangerous (of ice or water) (It is…)
naŋirvik
hospital
Naŋittuq 
sick (he/she feels...)
Niaqunŋuruq.
headache (he/she has a...)
niaquq
head
niġġivik
table (for eating)
Niġġiviŋmiittuŋa.
dining room (I am in...)
Niġiruguk.
eating, we (2) are...
Niġirugut.
eating, we (3+) are...
Niġiruk.
eating, they (2) are...
Niġiruq.
eating, she/he is...
Niġirusi.
eating, you (3+) are...
Niġirusik.
eating, you (2) are...
Niġirut.
eating, they are (3+)...
Niġirutin.
eating, you (1) are...
Niġiruŋa.
eating, I am...
Niglaqtuq.
cool (weather or beverage (it is becoming…)
nigliñaqtuaqaġvik
fridge
Nigliñaqtuq.
cool (liquid).
Nigliññaaġiksuq.
It is cold (weather).
niġliq
Canada goose
niġrun
animal (large)
niġrułłuk
beast; legendary water animal; dinosaur
niksik
fishing hook
nimiġiaq
eel
nipirrun
glue, paste, sealant
Nippivik
November (lit. sunset time)
Niptaiqsuq.
weather with low visibility
niqi
food
Niqiliuġniaqtuŋa.
food (I will make...)
niqinaqivik
feast (community event)
niqipiaq
meat (of marine and terrestrial animals that Iñupiat eat)
niqsat
sea mammals
niu
leg
niŋau
brother-in-law (sister's husband)
NSBSD-tkut
North Slope Borough School District
nuaġaaluk
niece/nephew (female's brother's child)
nukaaluk
younger sibling (of the same sex)
nukaqłiq
youngest sibling (the...)
nuliaq
wife
nuna
land
nunaaqqiġmiut
people from the same community
nunaaqqiq
community
Nunamiut
inland people
Nunatchiaq
Northwest Territories
Nunavik
Nunavik (Arctic Quebec)
nutaaq
new
Nutqaġiñ!
stop!
Nutqaqtuq.
stops (he/she...)
Nuurvik
Noorvik
Nuuttuq.
moves (he/she/it…)
Nuvaksiruŋa.
cold (I have a...)
nuviya
cloud
Nuviyaliqsuq.
cloudy (it is...)
nuvuk
point of land
Nuvuŋmiñ kaŋiqaqtuaŋa.
roots from Point Barrow (I have…)
nuyakitchut
short hair
nuyat
hair